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Disgusted? No, I really don't see it. He's a bit of (ok a lot of) a hot-head, and definitely not politically correct, but otherwise he's not that much different than past presidents besides actually saying what he's thinking.

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Let's set politics aside and look at how Trump's behavior can be considered, as lenitabinol said, disgusting. I'm surprised this isn't apparent. You even note how he isn't politically correct. You don't understand how people don't like that? Or do you not understand that people don't think leaders should be tweeting out their random thoughts like an average person? You aren't being downvoted because echo chamber, you're being downvoted for either trolling or being dense.

But if that doesn't do it we can see things like:

- Making fun of a disabled person

- Saying Mexico is "not sending their best, but their worst" i.e. rapists and drug dealers.

- "Grab 'em by the pussy"

- Calling people dumb, ugly, or other demeaning terms on national television. Including world leaders.

- Hanging out with Epstein.

- Having difficult times answering softball questions like "Do you denounce White Nationalism?" Just say yes. Not "I don't know who you're talking about" not "Who?" Just say "I don't support White Nationalists." Full stop. Could even say "I don't support Nazis." or "I don't support the KKK." But just blabbing on makes people think he's dodging the question and not honest. He does this on many things, even when it is clear he isn't lying which makes people uncomfortable with him.

I can provide sources for all these things and many more, but it is pretty easy to find and all these things have made the national coverage many times over the last year so it is assumed that you're aware. What I don't understand is how you don't understand how someone might be offended by any single one of these events.

I’m voting for politics not his personality. The bottom line is that he does the things he says he’s gonna do. Look at his policy. He doesn’t sell out yo foreign governments like the Biden’s and Clinton’s.

I hear this personality excuse fairly often, but I think it is just deflection. These issues are not a matter of personality, they are a matter of character. Character traits like integrity, kindness, and honesty are incredibly important in a national leader, because they define the way that leader will act.

Contempt for women is not a personality trait. Pathological lying is not a personality trait. Willingness to amplify divisive and racist rhetoric is not a personality trait. Waffling for days before condemning white nationalism, weeks on accepting the results of the democratic process -- rooted in rotten character.

I think these issues extend to his policy positions. The US has not honored international commitments, abandoned allies, and failed to stand up to human rights injustices because of a lack of integrity in our highest elected official. This is not the only presidency where this has been an issue, but it's certainly the most shameless one.

> He doesn’t sell out yo foreign governments like the Biden’s and Clinton’s.

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/02/donald-tru...

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/trump-taxes-china.html

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/24/trump-biden-china-d...

This sure sounds like selling out to me.

Edit: Remove sarcastic sounding text.

Edit 2: Remove more sarcastic sounding text and add more sources.

> Having difficult times answering softball questions like "Do you denounce White Nationalism?" Just say yes.

He already explicitly did. But the left doesn't seem to comprehend and they keep asking it over and over. It's unbelievable really.

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